Clinicopathological features of Egyptian colorectal cancer patients regarding somatic genetic mutations especially in KRAS gene and microsatellite instability status: a pilot study

Clinicopathological features of Egyptian colorectal cancer patients regarding somatic genetic mutations especially in KRAS gene and microsatellite instability status: a pilot study

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths which contributes to a significant public health problem worldwide with 1.8 million new cases and almost 861,000 deaths in 2018 according to the World Health Organization. It exhibits 7.4% of all diag...

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Main Authors: Neemat M. Kassem, Gamal Emera, Hebatallah A. Kassem, Nashwa Medhat, Basant Nagdy, Mustafa Tareq, Rabab Abdel Moneim, Mohammed Abdulla, Wafaa H. El Metenawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Targeted NGS
KRAS mutation
MSI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43042-019-0028-z

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